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You Will Want The CTRL XC: The Fastest LCD-Tint Changing Sunglasses

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I have been wishing for a  pair of sunglasses that can change tint quickly to the changing light conditions. I tried photochromic sunglasses before and while they do the trick of changing tint, they are not as quick as I wanted that I still need to slowdown for my eyes to adjust when the light conditions change.

CTRL Eyewear have been making smart eyewear for the consumer market based on technologies of their mother company, Alpha Micron Inc., which developed a rapid tint change technology when they were working on liquid crystal technologies, “giving the warfighter electronic control over the tint of their eyewear.” This tint-on-demand technology is the only technology available to address varying lighting conditions and is in use by the U.S. Special Forces.

CTRL Eyewear already have their products marketed to extreme sports such as biking, mountain climbing, and as well as for leisure. But with their new CTRL XC, they now have an eyewear that can change tint in 0.1 seconds, making it blazing fast. And changing the tint can be done automatically or manually, depending on user preference.

For airsoft players, there is no need to change the lenses manually of their eyewear if they get the CTRL XC and the good thing is that this eyewear is ANSI 787.1 rated for impact protection, which is more than adequate for use in airsoft.

The company went on Indiegogo for funding of the CTRL XC and they were able to raise of their target funding by 1,274% by the end of their crowdfunding campaign last 29 August 2016.

If you are interested in getting one they still have early bird perks on Indiegogo by ordering 1 CTRL XC sunglasses which will cost you US$165, shipping not included yet.  They have estimated delivery to be in January 2017, which is not really a long wait.

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